Watch: How Do Heavy Lift Vessels Transport Massive Cargo Across Oceans?

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Have you ever wondered how massive cargo, like oil rigs or damaged warships, are transported across oceans? Well, It’s an extraordinary feat of engineering that involves some of the largest vessels on the planet.

Take, for example, when the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan in June of 2017. The collision ripped open the hull, flooded much of the ship, and killed 7 sailors.

So to carry it home one of the most advanced vessels was used: a sem...

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